CVE-2019-1405

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html

https://www.tenable.com/blog/contileaks-chats-reveal-over-30-vulnerabilities-used-by-conti-ransomware-affiliates

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1405

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-11-12

Updated: 2025-10-29

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H